Czechs may lose billions in EU funds for failure to pass civil service
bill

The European Commission has criticized the Czech Republic for failing to
pass a new law on civil servants and said that the country may lose most
of
the financing it receives from the EU structural funds starting next year.
EU officials are concerned that civil servants, especially at Czech
ministries, change together with the political leadership, which thwarts
continuity and efficiency of policy implementation. The Czech Republic is
the only EU country that has yet to pass a law that would prevent high
fluctuation in the civil service. If the Czech Republic does not pass the
bill by the end of the year, it could lose up to 500 billion crowns in
European funding.